Author: Joseph Everett Nourse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
With a brief notice of the Antarctic cruise under Lieutenant Wilkes, 1840, and of the locations and objects of the U.S. signal service Arctic observers.
American Explorations in the Ice Zones
Author: Joseph Everett Nourse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
With a brief notice of the Antarctic cruise under Lieutenant Wilkes, 1840, and of the locations and objects of the U.S. signal service Arctic observers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
With a brief notice of the Antarctic cruise under Lieutenant Wilkes, 1840, and of the locations and objects of the U.S. signal service Arctic observers.
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Passage
Author: Alan Day
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086519X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086519X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.
The Humboldt Current
Author: Aaron Sachs
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143111924
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
A masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In The Humboldt Current, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorers—J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muir—who embraced Humboldt's idea of a "chain of connection" uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillful blend of narrative and interpretation that also discusses Humboldt's influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Poe, The Humboldt Current offers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143111924
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
A masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In The Humboldt Current, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorers—J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muir—who embraced Humboldt's idea of a "chain of connection" uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillful blend of narrative and interpretation that also discusses Humboldt's influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Poe, The Humboldt Current offers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history.
Monthly Reference Lists
Author: Providence Public Library (R.I.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Science
Author: John Michels (Journalist)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Vols. for 1911-13 contain the Proceedings of the Helminothological Society of Washington, ISSN 0018-0120, 1st-15th meeting.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Vols. for 1911-13 contain the Proceedings of the Helminothological Society of Washington, ISSN 0018-0120, 1st-15th meeting.
Narrative and Critical History of America
Author: Justin Winsor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
The latter history of British, Spanish, and Portuguese America. 1889
Author: Justin Winsor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Narrative and Critical History of America: The later history of British, Spanish, and Portuguese America. [c1889
Author: Justin Winsor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Narrative and Critical History of America: The later history of British, Spanish, and Portuguese America. 1889
Author: Justin Winsor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Later History of British, Spanish, and Portuguese America
Author: Justin Winsor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description